Three generations of the Alves family represented their company Scosche Industries, at the SEMA and AAPEX shows last week in Las Vegas…
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News and updates from the automotive aftermarket: performance, restyling, hot rods, and customization.
John King and Karl Rove Cover Issues Facing Auto Industry at AAPEX Opener
CNN’s John King and political strategist Karl Rove gave their views on the upcoming midterm elections and how tariffs could impact the automotive aftermarket industry during the grand opening keynote breakfast at…
Free Webinar: Strategies for Properly Approaching Me Too Movement in a Small Business
The National Federation of Small Business (NFIB) will host a free webinar at noon EST on Wednesday about sexual harassment in the work place…
Motor State Distributing Adds K1 Race Gear to Line Card
Motor State Distributing has added K1 Race Gear (K1R) to its expanding vendor product line…
Keystone Automotive Now Offers Tough Guard Line
Keystone Automotive Operations has welcomed the Tough Guard line of Formfit Hood Protectors from Focus Auto Design (T2G) onto its line card…
SEMA Names Big Industry Award Winners
More than 3,000 industry luminaries and business owners were in attendance…
CURT’s Echo Mobile Brake Control Receives Global Media Award
The Echo (#51180) turns drivers’ smartphones into brake control interfaces…
Medrano Wins 2018 ColorBond CLeo Award
ColorBond Paint has named Carlos Medrano as the winner of the 2018 ColorBond CLeo Award…
Sentinel Capital Partners Acquires Holley Performance Products
The same private equity that owns Driven Performance Brands has acquired Holley Performance Products from Lincolnshire Management Inc…
A New Way Syracuse Nationals Gets Shops Involved
The same private equity that owns Driven Performance Brands has acquired Holley Performance Products from Lincolnshire Management Inc…
Q&A: Weaver Customs’ Unique Marketing Approach
Randy Weaver owns Salt Lake City-based Weaver Customs with his wife Sydney. The Weavers offer a range of custom services for customers but also produce one special project per year to promote their shop. On Day 3 of the SEMA Show, Randy joined THE SHOP magazine staffer Anthony Bowe for a conversation about his business… Continue reading Q&A: Weaver Customs’ Unique Marketing Approach
MetroWrapz Wins ‘King of the Wrap World’ Crown
MetroWrapz of Hollywood, Florida, received the King of the Wrap World crown for its Mission Flyer 2.0 vehicle wrap. See it in the above video. The annual Avery Dennison contest featured entries from around the world and the MetroWrapz entry beat out the other three Continent winners that included Funkeefish of Tendring, Great Britain; WrapStyle Korea of Gimpo-si, Kyeonggi-do, Korea; and Fingerprint Signs of… Continue reading MetroWrapz Wins ‘King of the Wrap World’ Crown
Industry to NHTSA: Quit Stalling Replica Vehicle Production
SEMA is prepared to challenge the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in court if the agency fails to take immediate action to implement the low-volume replica car law…
SEMA Battle of the Builders Whittled Down to 12 Finalists
The Top 12 finalists in the SEMA Battle of the Builders competition have been revealed…
Keystone’s New B2B Mobile App Gives Access to Data, Tools and Sales Resources
Keystone Automotive Operations has launched a new mobile app that puts the power of its e-Keystone business-to-business system into any device, and makes it mobile…